Glenfiddich 30 Year Old Single Malt

Price

$1,249.95

✔ Authenticated by the house — seal, fill level, and label inspected before release
✔ Documented provenance on every bottle
✔ Climate-safe, collector-grade packaging

Age: 30 Years (Minimum) | Region: Speyside, Scotland | Proof: 86

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Adult signature (21+) at delivery

30+

Years Aged

Proof

43%

ABV

750 mL

Format

Oloroso / Bourbon

Cask Architecture

Speyside

Region

Glenfiddich 30 Year Old is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky from the Glenfiddich Distillery in Dufftown, matured at least thirty years in Spanish Oloroso sherry casks and American bourbon oak and bottled at 43% ABV (86 proof). It is produced in small batches, with every cask selected by the distillery's Malt Master, and each bottle is individually numbered.

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The Elemental Distinction

Thirty years is the point where Glenfiddich's orchard-fruit character stops being the loudest thing in the glass and the wood starts answering it.

Two cask types, not one: Spanish Oloroso for depth and American bourbon oak for vanilla and fruit, married rather than finished.

Made in small batches, not continuous runs — only a handful of vattings a year, each married from casks chosen separately.

Every bottle individually numbered, with a handwritten panel identifying its bottling and a certificate of authenticity in the box.

From a distillery still owned by the family that founded it in 1887, which at this global scale is close to unique.

The age statement is a floor rather than a target — the distillery explicitly states at least thirty years of barrel aging.

Nº 02

Glenfiddich & William Grant Heritage

Dufftown 1887 Family Legacy

Glenfiddich was founded by William Grant in 1887 at Dufftown in Banffshire, and the company remains owned by his descendants — the largest Scotch whisky distiller still wholly in family hands. For the 30 Year Old, whisky is matured at least three decades in two cask types held in parallel: Spanish Oloroso sherry casks, which supply the darker dried-fruit and chocolate register, and American bourbon oak, which carries vanilla and the orchard-fruit character the distillery is known for.

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Craftsmanship & Cask Architecture

Dual Wood Marrying

Spanish Oak Cooperage

Oloroso Sherry Casks

Matured for three decades in Spanish Oloroso oak, imparting rich dried figs, dark chocolate, and subtle warm baking spices.

American White Oak

Ex-Bourbon Barrel Aging

Aged alongside sherry wood in prime ex-bourbon casks, contributing soft vanilla, sweet oak tannins, and lifted orchard fruit notes.

Malt Master Selection

Small-Batch Marrying

Every cask is nosed and tasted individually by the Malt Master before being married into small, distinct annual vattings.

Presentation Format

Hand-Numbered Case

Housed in a luxury leather presentation case with a certificate of authenticity and a handwritten front batch panel.

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Sensory Profile & Strategy

Batch Variant Nuance

Sensory Profile

Colour: Rich bronze.
Nose: Finely balanced, with substantial oak matched by fruit and deep sherry.
Palate: Complex and markedly woody, with a floral sweetness running underneath it.

Strategic Position

Most thirty-year-old Scotch is a limited release with a bottle count. This one is a standing part of the range that happens to be thirty years old, remade in small batches year after year. Set it beside the 21-year Balvenie PortWood next door in Midnight Whiskey's vault for the other half of the Dufftown picture.

Nº 05

Collector Note & Index

Vault Provenance

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Handwritten Batch Panels

Glenfiddich 30 is not a single release with a fixed bottle count. The distillery makes only a handful of vattings a year, each married from casks the Malt Master picked separately, and the front panel carries a handwritten entry identifying the bottling.

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Three-Part Presentation Verification

Each unit includes three essential presentation elements: the leather presentation box, the certificate of authenticity, and a legible handwritten batch panel on the front label.

Collector IndexGLENFIDDICH 30

Distillery: The Glenfiddich Distillery (Dufftown)
Producer: Wm. Grant & Sons Ltd.
Age Statement: 30 Years Minimum
Proof / ABV: 86 Proof (43% ABV)
Cask Architecture: Spanish Oloroso & American Bourbon
Batch Style: Handcrafted Small-Batch Vatting

Explore the single malt Scotch collection this Glenfiddich 30 Year Old Single Malt Scotch belongs to, or compare the 23-year Grand Cru from the same distillery.

Glenfiddich 30 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Presentation

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Technical Specifications

Specification	Detail
DISTILLERY	The Glenfiddich Distillery, Dufftown, Banffshire
PRODUCER	Wm. Grant & Sons Ltd.
CATEGORY	Single Malt Scotch Whisky
AGE STATEMENT	30 Years (At Least 30 Years Old)
CASK TYPE	Spanish Oloroso Sherry Casks & American Bourbon Oak
ABV / PROOF	43% ABV / 86 Proof
REGION	Speyside, Scotland
OFFICIAL COLOUR	Rich Bronze
FORMAT	750 mL
PRODUCTION MODEL	Small-batch annual vattings; individual hand-selected casks
BOTTLE NUMBERING	Handwritten on front panel; individual bottle & batch numbers
PRESENTATION	Leather presentation box with certificate of authenticity

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Records & Assurance

Production Methodology

Glenfiddich fills the 30 Year Old into two cask types held in parallel rather than finishing one in the other: Spanish Oloroso sherry casks and American bourbon oak, each maturing separately for at least three decades before the marrying stage. The Malt Master noses and tastes each cask individually and only those that pass are married together, which is why the expression is made in a handful of small vattings a year rather than as a continuous run. Each bottling is numbered by hand and issued with a certificate. The distillery states the age as at least thirty years, so the stated figure is a minimum rather than an average.

Authentication & Vault Preservation

Every bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see our editorial and authentication standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who makes Glenfiddich 30 Year Old?

Wm. Grant & Sons Ltd., at the Glenfiddich Distillery in Dufftown, Banffshire, as printed on the presentation box. William Grant founded the distillery in 1887 and the company is still owned by his descendants, which makes it the largest Scotch whisky distiller remaining wholly in family hands. The same family also owns The Balvenie, Kininvie and Girvan.

Is every bottle of Glenfiddich 30 Year Old from the same batch?

No. Glenfiddich 30 is produced in batches rather than as a single run — only a handful of vattings are made each year, and each one is married from casks selected separately by the Malt Master. Bottles are individually numbered and carry a handwritten panel identifying the bottling, so two bottles bought at different times can come from different vattings and differ in character.

What casks is Glenfiddich 30 Year Old matured in?

Spanish Oloroso sherry casks and American bourbon oak, for at least thirty years. The distillery marries the two cask types to balance sherry richness against the vanilla and fruit that bourbon oak contributes, and bottles the result at 43% ABV, which is 86 US proof.

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Glenfiddich 30 Year Old

The Elemental Distinction

Glenfiddich & William Grant Heritage